The Teamsters are ratcheting up their campaign against Overnite Transportation by sending Overnite customers a new five-minute video on the abuse they say is suffered by workers at Overnite
Read More →The Federal Highway Administration says it does not intend to propose a retrofitting requirement for rear impact protection on older trailers, but it has tightened safety rules to make sure devices on new trailers are properly maintained
Read More →RDO Equipment has purchased Volvo truck dealerships with full-service truck centers located in Long Beach and Riverside, CA, and a used truck outlet in Fontana, CA. The annual revenues of the dealerships are approximately $20 million. "These
Read More →Meritor Automotive has finalized its joint venture with ZF, forming ZF Meritor LLC. The joint venture, previously announced on June 9, has received customary regulatory approvals and will begin operations immediately
Read More →National Transportation Safety Board Chairman Jim Hall is pressing for highway safety to be at the top of the agenda for federal and state governments and the trucking industry. Yesterday, during the first day of a three-day hearing on safety technology for commercial vehicles, he seemed to have some doubts as to whether that is the case
Read More →U.S. Xpress, Chattanooga, TN, will soon start testing a new warning system that developers estimate could prevent nearly 4,000 heavy truck rollover accidents each year
Read More →More than two and a half years after a truck driver was killed in an Arkansas rest area bathroom, Arkansas has finished installing video cameras at 19 interstate rest areas in hopes of deterring crime
Read More →South Carolina will soon limit tractor-trailers to the right lanes on some stretches of Interstate 85
Read More →Roadway Express has put its E-Z Export system on the Internet, allowing the LTL carrier to offer shippers the ability to complete customs documentation online
Read More →A long-awaited proposal to reform truck driver hours-of-service appears to be nearing publication
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